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Sep 21, 2022, 10:16 PM

Remembering Queen Elizabeth ll

The whole world is still shocked and saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll, a universally admired ‘woman of valor,’ for her exemplary leadership. My wife and I will never forget having the great privilege of meeting and...

Jul 28, 2020, 1:04 AM

A culture of ‘Wrongthink’

“All the news that’s fit to print.” “The newspaper of record” These are just two phrases long associated with The New York Times -- the first being the paper’s motto and the second the manner in which the paper has long been...

May 19, 2020, 10:54 AM

Keep that dream alive

When you return to Zion, teaches the Psalmist, "it will be “as dreamers”! In ancient Egypt, it was the dreams of Joseph confronting his brothers that made possible our redemption. In June of 1967, it was a band of...

Apr 21, 2020, 1:35 AM

Then, as now, we were warned a catastrophe was coming

This year, like millions of others, my wife and I sat alone at our Seder table thinking about the horrific pandemic that has suddenly overtaken and shaken our world to its very core. Here we were celebrating our favorite...

Jan 27, 2020, 2:02 PM

I asked the pope to join a group of religious leaders against anti-Semitism

The scene of a stabbing in the Jewish community of Monsey in New York, December 29, 2019. (Screen capture: Twitter)

We cannot risk indifference to the evil that threatens our world -- just think how many lives would have been saved had the world challenged the Nazis sooner

Jan 5, 2020, 1:53 PM

We need a 20/20 plan for fighting the new epidemic of anti-Semitism

Rabbi Marvin Hier, speaking for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. (courtesy)

A special FBI task force must be set up to tackle the rising tide of deadly hate that stems from the double standard Jews face worldwide

Mar 19, 2014, 2:38 PM

The high price of playing catch-up

This is a Churchill moment when the West must act decisively against the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb

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About Me

Rabbi Marvin Hier is the Founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He founded the Center in Los Angeles in 1977 as a global Jewish human rights NGO to confront anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, promotes human rights and dignity, stands with Israel, defends the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. Rabbi Hier is also the founder of Moriah Films, the Center’s documentary film division, and has been the recipient of two Academy Awards™. He has twice been named as "The Most Influential Rabbi in America" by Newsweek Magazine.